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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 11:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Howdy all,

I hope you can help - i am a nooby to all this stuff and am trying to find out as much as i can about these boxes before i buy. I am currently a sky+ subscriber but hate the company and am on the look out for a cheaper or free alternative. I also have a generic tv aerial comming through my wall where i can get a fuzzy picture of bbc's, itv & channel 4.

What box should i get? Do i need a subscription? What channels are available? Will i need to update software etc on a regular basis? Ideally i would like to have as many channels as possible,european and irish, (rte etc) if poss + all the sky sports movies etc - i would then get a tivo or something similiar for recording. I live in sw london.

Please advise, cheers
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mkwabbey
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 12:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you have a cable line coming into the house a s*view4 will get you the heap you can also get a harddrive for it and record
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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 12:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the reply! I do have a cable comming in from the street that gives me the basic 5 terrestrial channels. Is that what you mean? Do you know of anywhere i can see a channel list? - im based in london. Just to confirm - will these channels be free?
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funmonkey
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 12:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you need to have at least the minimum virgin cable tv package.
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funmonkey
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 12:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
oh and what channels you get usually depends on your area...im in surrey and get around 320 channels
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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 12:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
do you have the irish channels - rte etc? Does the box basically offer all the virgin channels unscrambled or are there additional ones?
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funmonkey
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 12:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i dont have any of the irish channels..i think because virgin dont carry them over here..yes the box will give you the virgin channels unscrambled
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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 13:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the help. do you know where i can see a full channel list pleae
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dav0504
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 13:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if u live in ireland then i would not but the sv4 as not all channels r working in ireland now a sthey r changing 2 nagra 2/3. the only box working n ireland 100% is the kryptview. even this box is not guaranteed 2 work after the changeover so i would maybe hang off 4 a while b4 buying any box. have a read throuhg the forum and u will c what i mean m8.
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dav0504
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 13:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sorry m8. never relised u were london.
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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 13:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for all the replies. the other option i was considering was to get a dreambo.x instead. what would you think are the pros/cons of this as an alternative
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dav0504
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 13:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i dont no much about the dreamxox but i have a starview 4 with the usb hdd. this is by far the best box i have owned. box was cheap, hdd was even cheaper. u can get both 4 £150 delivered. easy 2 use. and 2 answer yuor other question u dont have 2 constantly update the firmware. maybe a dreambox owner will reply 2 your thread, or else go onto a dreambox thead, im sure u will find your pro's and cons lol. read the sv4 treads 2.
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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 14:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the reply m8 - one last q - where did you buy your kit
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mkwabbey
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 14:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you dont need a minimum package just plug it in alow if your cable company turn your line off in the street then you would have to subscribe
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mkwabbey
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 14:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 14:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks m8. before i buy the box - is there any way of checking if the cable will work without ringing vrgin. when i cnnect it to tv i get fizzy reception for basic 5 terrestrial channels.
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mkwabbey
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 14:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
are you sure it cable feed sounds like it could just be a roof top areial follow the wire to outside see were it goes if you dont have cable at your adress it means you would need to get it installed first
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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 14:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it does look like an aerialcable but it runs into a box on the wall out on the street
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cactikid
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 14:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is it tingly to touch like putting ur tongue on 9v battery?
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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 14:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
nope
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silien200
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 14:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
why do you ask?
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mkwabbey
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_ 		29. March 2009 @ 15:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
does it say any thing on the casing outside
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fergusrb
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_ 		30. March 2009 @ 09:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Best box in Ireland to buy now is the Kryptview Arnet as its the only box that is working 100% in Ireland with all the movie and some of the sports and all the porn gone
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